Xi-Putin summit signalled much more than their growing ties and the effort to resolve Ukraine crisis. Russia’s increasing defiance of the West and China’s inexorable rise have confronted the US and the EU with a new existential crisis.
The fresh quake has come as an important reminder to us to become more mindful of our vulnerability to the natural disasters.
The layoffs in tech sector are a source of global unease and reflect an underperforming global economy. And for the economy to stabilize and the rampant inflation to be reigned in, the Ukraine war has to end immediately.
There’s a need for a balancing act between promoting tourism and ensuring that the lives of the local residents aren’t impacted. One remedy for this is to better regulate the traffic.
All we can hope for now is that the elections are announced earlier than later, and September-October will be an ideal time for the exercise.
Pakistan is not only facing a political turmoil. Over the last two years, the country has careened from crisis to crisis: political, economic and on a security front. Pakistan economy is on the verge of a default with agreement with the IMF far from being concluded.
Now not only have we erected towering walls around our well-manicured lawns, but we have also constructed formidable fortresses around our very hearts. It is my ardent wish that the upcoming generation witness the revival of traditional assemblies in the mesmerizing valley of Kashmir. Let us strive to rejuvenate these convocations, for they hold the key to preserving our cultural heritage
The war’s bigger challenge for the existing world order is still very much intact. Russia has thrown down the gauntlet at the west. And this is not the first time Russia has done it.
In Kashmir too, climate change has led to considerable changes in weather patterns. Triggering alarm bells is the slowly shrinking glaciers that are the source of the Valley’s water bodies.
All major powers even when they are on opposite sides of geopolitical divide want to be friends with India. On the other hand, Washington’s priorities with India are no longer regional in their nature but their scope is the larger geo-politics.
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